Architecture

Morning News Roundup: May 20, 2014

Architecture news and views from around the nation and beyond.

The ground breaking ceremony for the new Atlanta Falcons stadium on May 19. The stadium will also host a future Major League Soccer team.

Credit: John Amis/Associated Press

More in Stadiums: Washington, D.C., officials and Major League Soccer team D.C. United are finalizing a deal to build a 20,000-seat stadium. The deal requires the city government to pay up to half of the $300 million project through land infrastructure improvements. [The Washington Post] ... Brazilian organizers held two final tests for the World Cup stadiums. Although they admitted there were issues, the organizers were satisfied with the results. [Bloomberg Businessweek] ... And in Santa Clara, Calif., the "stadium effect" has boosted development in the area surrounding Levi's Stadium. [Oakland Tribune]

ICYMI: President Obama signed a bill into law that is in line with the NCPC proposal for minor change to the D.C. Height Act. [ARCHITECT]

Quote of the Day: "I find it interesting that people today say that libraries are no longer about books; they weren't really about books for me back in the 1970s, either." —Richard Reyes-Gavilan, executive director of the D.C. Public Library. [The Washington Post]

Number of the Day—$220 million: The amount that President Obama's library would contribute to the economy annually, according to a study by the University of Chicago (which is also hoping to host the library). [Chicago Tribune]

Maps of the Day: These three maps from the National Trust for Historic Preservation argue for the economic necessity of old buildings. [The Washington Post]

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Critic Mark Lamster discusses the past, present, and future of Braniff's Hostess College, a school where the airline would "turn the girl next door into a truly cosmopolitan beauty." [Dallas Morning News]

Chicago picked a spot to propose for the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, if it were to be built in the Windy City. [Chicago Tribune]

Seven architects designed a series of bus stops for the 1,000-person town of Krumbach, Austria. [CityLab]

Step Up, Step Down:

The Orlando, Fla. office of SchenkelShultz Architecture has three new hires: Jacek Flejsierowicz; Maryam Tabrizchi, Assoc. AIA; and Karlee Kuehn.

Don Gatzke, AIA, steps down as dean of the University of Texas at Arlington architecture school.